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Common Misconceptions: The Function And Framework Of "Trade Or Business Within The United States", Nancy H. Kaufman
Common Misconceptions: The Function And Framework Of "Trade Or Business Within The United States", Nancy H. Kaufman
Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law
In this Article, Professor Kaufman examines the administrative and jurisdictional functions of the Internal Revenue Code's term "trade or business within the United States" in the taxation of foreign persons' income and the existing framework established for the term's interpretation. The author contends that the courts, by relying on two common misconceptions of the term, have made the term's application unpredictable. The author further believes that defining the term according to its functions would serve United States tax policy and economic interests. This definition would focus primarily on facts indicating an ongoing commitment to participation the United States economy. The …